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Treasure Island

Berkeley vs. Madison

Cookies at breakfast meetings vs. freely using credit cards, cheese curds vs. cross walks, and the battle of the Welcome signs. Who will win the big match of Madison vs. Berkeley?

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Politics Serious

Happy Goodbye to the Tyrant Clown!

January 20, President Biden’s inauguration, came and went without a hitch. Phew! First, I must give full credit to my husband, Jack, for first using the phrase “the Tyrant Clown.” I laughed so hard when he said it. I thought, what a perfect, perfect description of this man, this imbecilic Pretend-President, Donald Trump. A wanna-be […]

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Politics Treasure Island

Carving out Manatee vs Parrot Politics

A carved manatee, Nancy Pelosi is a parrot, and Biden hires a graffiti artist. It’ll all come together, I promise you.

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Politics

Impeached!

Never before has a peach sounded so good to me. So sweet. So delicious. Such mouthwatering juiciness. Trump was, indeed imPEACHed by the House yesterday. Unanimous Democrats, joined by just 10 brave Republicans, voted yesterday to get that eff-er outa there. Amen! Can I get a whoot whoot? This impeachment stuff isn’t anything new to […]

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Politics

Superhero Kanako!

Kanako kills three people and saves the world. She also goes to Burning Man.

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Politics Serious

In Spite of Nazis, Black Lives Still Matter!

The January 6 events were crazy…and racist. Even I don’t think Pence should be hung!

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Corona Virus

COVID-19 Action Movie

I dreamt that I was in an action movie with corona virus. I don’t mean that I had corona virus, it was more a “me versus the virus” action movie. Except you can’t fight a virus with guns. At one point in the virus action movie dream, I was in a Del Taco. I was […]

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Family Treasure Island

Gremlins on Christmas Eve

Christmas Eve is upon us, and in my family, this is truly the start of Christmas. My stepdad, Niels, is Danish, so Christmas for him–and Denmarkians in general–is Christmas Eve. The big, traditional meal, the gifts, the cool tradition of singing carols while circling around a tree that is lit with actual candles. In the […]

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Corona Virus Family Serious

Gratitude on Covid Thanksgiving, Covid Christmas

Holidays are hard. Stay home, be grateful, stick around for next time.

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Family Serious

Neglecting our Elders

Feisty Quill visits Senior Centers in California and discovers they are all you imagine them to be. And worse.